Samuel "Sam" Riley

Dec 31, 2020

Graveside services for Mr. Samuel "Sam" Terry Riley will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at Enterprise Cemetery with Bro. Ed Shoemaker officiating. Mr. Riley, 74, passed away at Wisteria Manor on December 31, 2020.  He was a retired truck driver.  He enjoyed spending time in the outdoors and with friends. He is survived by numerous...

Bobby Reece

Dec 30, 2020

A graveside service for Bobby Gene Reece with be held Saturday, January 2, 2020, 3:00 p.m., at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Lynne Anderson officiating.

Mr. Reece, 87, of Lauderdale, passed away Wednesday at his residence.

Gene served his country in the United States Navy. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing and...

Rita Broadway

Dec 30, 2020

Services for Mrs. Rita Broadway will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Justin Fortenberry officiating.  Visitation will be held on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m.  Interment will be held in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Broadway passed away on...

William Frazier

Dec 29, 2020

Rev. William Fredrick Frazier passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his residence in Bailey, Mississippi. A Private Family Graveside Service was held at Union Baptist Church Cemetery on Thursday, December 31, 2020. He was a World War II Veteran and was pastor at The Church of God at Frazier Grove for many years. He is survived by his...

Jeannie Tinsley

Dec 29, 2020

Jeannie Marie Tinsley, born on September 23, 1949, passed away in her home on December 29,2020. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eileen Cosella and daughter Amber Tinsley. She is survived by her husband, Johnny Tinsley; son, Michael Wright (wife), Kate; son, Timothy Lee Harding; son, Jeremy Tinsley (wife), Amanda, their children, Brandon, Destin, Jazzy, Lexi; son,...

Margaret Frazier

Dec 27, 2020

Graveside services for Mrs. Margaret Earlene Frazier will be held Saturday at 10 am at Frazier Grove Church of God Cemetery. Rev. Randy Caldwell will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Frazier, 92, passed away at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, TN on Sunday, December 27th.

She was a homemaker...

Sandra Johnson

Dec 26, 2020

Graveside services for Mrs. Sandra Gough Johnson will be held Wednesday at 2pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Meridian. Rev. Charles Davis will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Johnson, 75, of Meridian, passed away Saturday at her residence.

She retired as the administrator for Stephens Funeral Home. Mrs....

Dr. Othel Adams

Dec 24, 2020

Graveside services for Dr. Othel Wayne Adams will be held Tuesday, December 29th at 1pm at Magnolia Cemetery. Rev. Jack Giles will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Dr. Othel “Wayne” Adams graduated to his heavenly home on December 24th, 2020.

He was born on July...

Louise Bradley

Dec 24, 2020

A private graveside service for Louise Parker Bradley will be Monday, December 28, 2020, at 2:00, at Pine Forest Cemetery in Collinsville, MS. Ms. Bradley, 94, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Anderson’s Hospital. Bro. Tim Buchannan will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care.

Ms. Bradley was a retired nurse who...

Hazel Ruth Johnson

Dec 23, 2020

Mrs. Hazel Livingston Johnson passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law on December 23, 2020. Always precious to her family, the youthful and joyful Mims, as she was named by her grandson, had suffered a slow decline from Alzheimer’s since her early eighties.

Born on February 21, 1929, to Melvin Benjamin and Jewel Beatrice...

Evelyn Jay

Dec 22, 2020

A private graveside was held for Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Jay. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Jay, 90, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her residence.

Roy Hayes

Dec 18, 2020

Graveside services for Roy E. Hayes, 72, will be Monday, December 21, 2020, at 1:00, at Pine Forest Cemetery in Collinsville. Dr. Ronald Kitchens will be officiating. Mr. Hayes passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his care. Mr. Hayes was a veteran of The United States Army, having...

Dewayne Darnell

Dec 14, 2020

Graveside services for Dewayne Clark Darnell Jr., of Dekalb, MS, will be Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 11:00am at West Kemper Baptist Church Cemetery in Dekalb, MS. Brother Tommy Jones will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Darnell, 68, was a jack of all trades, having worked the last 20+ years at NAS Meridian...

Raymond Bowden

Dec 11, 2020

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Raymond Michael “Mike” Bowden.

Mike, 49, of Meridian, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by his mother, Catherine Bowdent; fiancé, Laura Price; children, Ashely Bowden, Kasi Bowden, Harley Radcliffe, Jacob Radcliffe, Samantha Morgan, and Monty...

Earl Coates

Dec 10, 2020

Graveside services for Earl J. Coates will be Monday at 12 noon at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Rev. Gilbert Eaves and Rev. Marcus Finch will be officiating. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.

Mr. Coates, 72, of Meridian, passed away Thursday at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a retired Utility Worker for the City of Meridian. Mr. Coates...

Shireen Cherry

Dec 10, 2020

Memorial services for Mrs. Shireen Cherry will be held Wednesday, December 16th at 4pm at Pine Grove Church. Rev. Tommy Espey will be officiating.

Mrs. Cherry, 58, of Collinsville, passed away at her residence on Thursday evening.

She was retired as a dispatcher for Lauderdale Co. E-911. Mrs. Cherry will be remembered for her ability...

Lamar Chambers Sr

Dec 9, 2020

Services for Mr. Lamar “Wayne” Chambers Sr. will be held Saturday, December 12, 2020, 2: 00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marty Harper and Bro. John Sweeney officiating. Interment will follow at Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Chambers, 80, of Meridian, passed away December 9th at his residence.

He is...

Vic Vickers

Dec 8, 2020

Vic Lamar Vickers, aged 57 years was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and who later resided in Greenville, South Carolina for many years, returned to his native city where he departed this life on December 8, 2020. He was a retired thirty-year veteran police officer, drug task force officer, and deputy sheriff. He was an expert marksman, lover of martial...

Barrie Limerick

Dec 7, 2020

Barrie Lewis Limerick, 58, passed away December 7, 2020 at his residence in Birmingham Alabama. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held later. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with his arrangements.

Barrie had a love for reading and the memory of an elephant. He had lived in Birmingham for over 30 years and although he did...

Pauline Pugh

Dec 6, 2020

Graveside services for Mrs. Pauline Pugh will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 11:00 am with Bro. Doug Goodman officiating.  Interment will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Pugh, 82,passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.  She was born in Stonewall, MS and she retired from Burlington...